diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
index a0b8c21fe..634fc4c0b 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/Pills/MessageText.swift
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct MessageText: UIViewRepresentable {
 
     final class Coordinator: NSObject, UITextViewDelegate {
         var openURLAction: OpenURLAction
+        let permalinkBaseURL = ServiceLocator.shared.settings.permalinkBaseURL
         
         init(openURLAction: OpenURLAction) {
             self.openURLAction = openURLAction
@@ -138,10 +139,28 @@ struct MessageText: UIViewRepresentable {
         }
         
         func textView(_ textView: UITextView, shouldInteractWith URL: URL, in characterRange: NSRange, interaction: UITextItemInteraction) -> Bool {
-            if interaction == .invokeDefaultAction {
+            switch interaction {
+            case .invokeDefaultAction:
                 openURLAction.callAsFunction(URL)
+                return false
+            case .preview:
+                // We don't want to show a URL preview for permalinks
+                return PermalinkBuilder.detectPermalink(in: URL, baseURL: permalinkBaseURL) == nil
+            default:
+                return true
+            }
+        }
+        
+        @available(iOS 17.0, *)
+        func textView(_ textView: UITextView, menuConfigurationFor textItem: UITextItem, defaultMenu: UIMenu) -> UITextItem.MenuConfiguration? {
+            switch textItem.content {
+            case let .link(url):
+                // We don't want to show a URL preview for permalinks
+                let isPermalink = PermalinkBuilder.detectPermalink(in: url, baseURL: permalinkBaseURL) != nil
+                return .init(preview: isPermalink ? nil : .default, menu: defaultMenu)
+            default:
+                return nil
             }
-            return false
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/LongPressWithFeedback.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/LongPressWithFeedback.swift
index 7ba8bf1ab..6c68f1d3e 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/LongPressWithFeedback.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/RoomScreen/View/Style/LongPressWithFeedback.swift
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct LongPressWithFeedback: ViewModifier {
             .shadow(color: .black.opacity(isLongPressing ? 0.1 : 0.0), radius: isLongPressing ? 3 : 0)
             .scaleEffect(x: isLongPressing ? 1.05 : 1,
                          y: isLongPressing ? 1.05 : 1)
-            .animation(.spring(response: 0.5).delay(isLongPressing ? 0.1 : 0).disabledDuringTests(),
+            .animation(.spring(response: 0.7).delay(isLongPressing ? 0.1 : 0).disabledDuringTests(),
                        value: isLongPressing)
             // The minimum duration here doesn't actually invoke the perform block when elapsed (thus
             // the implementation below) but it does cancel other system gestures e.g. swipe to reply
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ struct LongPressWithFeedback: ViewModifier {
                 feedbackGenerator.prepare()
                 
                 triggerTask = Task {
-                    try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(0.35))
+                    // The wait time needs to be at least 0.5 seconds or the long press gesture will take precedence over long pressing links.
+                    try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(0.5))
                     
                     if Task.isCancelled { return }
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/2440.bugfix b/changelog.d/2440.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c937b7cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/2440.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Long pressing a link will give the preview and the context menu to copy it (or open it in Safari).
\ No newline at end of file